Not to mention a punk ass bitch. That retaliation flagrant 2 was ridiculous. Could have broken a rib plus Williams was in the air. I think there should be additional penalties post game.
Bothers me that we have CG on the floor but Royce and Brooks are bringing the ball up and either turn it over or just put up a shot with no offense being run. We've done enough to win this game but stupid play is going to cost us.
I was worried Brooks was going to cost us the game when he jacked a couple at the end. Luckily he didn't shoot again.
I think you just stand pat for the most part though. Just play a little small or cut back on some minutes. We haven’t been fully healthy yet this year, so who knows if we ever even have all our guards healthy for an extended stretch. Maybe just see what a Royce/Richards trade can get you and just be happy with a playoff appearance. Next summer you can reevaluate with better options. I’m not saying i recommend it, but we would have access to trading 2 1st round picks in the summer.
Maybe we can get in the middle of the Golden State Milwaukee talks?
Golden State Sends out Kuminga and Looney gets either Royce O'Neale or Grayson Allen, Jock Landale, 2031 Bucks 1st Round Pick (top 10 protected)
Milwaukee Sends out Bobby Portis and Kyle Kuzma gets Jonathan Kuminga and Nassir Little
Phoenix Sends out Either Royce O'Neale or Grayson Allen and Nassir Little and gets Bobby Portis, Kyle Kuzma, and Kevon Looney.
The impact of Coach of the Year, Jordan Ott, my friends!
I was really skeptical of the Ott hire due to the MSU connections. But clearly he is one of the best coaches in the league this year. It is also noteworthy that Cleveland has taken a big step back this season; I wonder if part of it is due to the loss of Ott as a top assistant?
I'm still not convinced Ott gets the job without the MSU connection. If Johnny Bryant went to MSU, he might be HC for us right now.
And I also think it's largely addition by subtraction with this roster. Brooks has been a big addition but getting rid of the high priced vets who don't hustle and just wanted to show up and take shots has been as impactful as anything.
Mark Williams was awesome tonight with 22 points on 7-9 shooting along with 7 rebounds. Gillespie was the man as usual with 19, 6, and 4. Lots of other guys contributed, including Oso who gave us 10 points on 5-6 shooting and 5 boards. Even guys like Goodwin (9) and BOOYEA! (5) chipped in. Really impressive win for such a short-handed team.
It's funny because he doesn't put up the gaudy numbers of another recent former #1 pick we had at center but he's more impactful. Plays bigger, dunks the ball, knows how to tip rebounds and keep them alive even if he's not grabbing them, run the floor hard. His impact goes beyond the boxscore when you watch the games.
I'm still not convinced Ott gets the job without the MSU connection. If Johnny Bryant went to MSU, he might be HC for us right now.
I disagree. I think the Suns had a good interview process in place and went through a gauntlet of candidates and Ott was just the best man for the job and he was also Booker's top choice after talking to the top candidates. I think the MSU ties were just happenstance but the public made a big deal of it from afar.
Mark Williams was awesome tonight with 22 points on 7-9 shooting along with 7 rebounds. Gillespie was the man as usual with 19, 6, and 4. Lots of other guys contributed, including Oso who gave us 10 points on 5-6 shooting and 5 boards. Even guys like Goodwin (9) and BOOYEA! (5) chipped in. Really impressive win for such a short-handed team.
It's funny because he doesn't put up the gaudy numbers of another recent former #1 pick we had at center but he's more impactful. Plays bigger, dunks the ball, knows how to tip rebounds and keep them alive even if he's not grabbing them, run the floor hard. His impact goes beyond the boxscore when you watch the games.
Exactly. I have none of the frustrations with Williams that I had with our first ever #1 overall pick.
Mark Williams was awesome tonight with 22 points on 7-9 shooting along with 7 rebounds. Gillespie was the man as usual with 19, 6, and 4. Lots of other guys contributed, including Oso who gave us 10 points on 5-6 shooting and 5 boards. Even guys like Goodwin (9) and BOOYEA! (5) chipped in. Really impressive win for such a short-handed team.
It's funny because he doesn't put up the gaudy numbers of another recent former #1 pick we had at center but he's more impactful. Plays bigger, dunks the ball, knows how to tip rebounds and keep them alive even if he's not grabbing them, run the floor hard. His impact goes beyond the boxscore when you watch the games.
Exactly. I have none of the frustrations with Williams that I had with our first ever #1 overall pick.
And for as good as Williams has been I don't think he has peaked and will likely get even better. And then we have Maluach waiting in the wings even though some have gotten frustrated in his slow progress.
Mark Williams was awesome tonight with 22 points on 7-9 shooting along with 7 rebounds. Gillespie was the man as usual with 19, 6, and 4. Lots of other guys contributed, including Oso who gave us 10 points on 5-6 shooting and 5 boards. Even guys like Goodwin (9) and BOOYEA! (5) chipped in. Really impressive win for such a short-handed team.
It's funny because he doesn't put up the gaudy numbers of another recent former #1 pick we had at center but he's more impactful. Plays bigger, dunks the ball, knows how to tip rebounds and keep them alive even if he's not grabbing them, run the floor hard. His impact goes beyond the boxscore when you watch the games.
Exactly. I have none of the frustrations with Williams that I had with our first ever #1 overall pick.
And for as good as Williams has been I don't think he has peaked and will likely get even better. And then we have Maluach waiting in the wings even though some have gotten frustrated in his slow progress.
Plus, Williams is four years younger than our former #1 pick. I often forget how young he is due to his size and maturity.
Bothers me that we have CG on the floor but Royce and Brooks are bringing the ball up and either turn it over or just put up a shot with no offense being run. We've done enough to win this game but stupid play is going to cost us.
I was worried Brooks was going to cost us the game when he jacked a couple at the end. Luckily he didn't shoot again.
Ott made a nice move to get Brooks off the floor for a few minutes toward the end of the game, when he was clearly tired and kept coming up way short on questionable midrange shots. I've been pretty impressed with Ott as a game manager overall. Adjustments seem to happen quickly, he's good at using timeouts to break up opposing teams' flow, and substitutions have mostly made sense, especially since the first half-dozen games or so. This is generally a pretty smart group of players anyways, and having a coach pushing the right buttons amplifies that nicely.
